Waste can holder



June 10, 1958 M. v. HILL 2, 3

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Application July 19, 1954, Serial No. 444,048 1 Claim. (Cl. 248-147) This invention relates to a waste can holder and particularly to a device for supporting a waste can in spaced relation from the ground and having means for opening and closing the lid thereof and retaining the lid in open or closed relation at will.

In the utilization of waste cans such as garbage pails and the like, it is frequently found that there is a mass or litter about the pail because the pail necessarily rests on the ground or other supporting platform and there is no convenient way of cleaning about the base of the device. Further, considerable inconvenience results in the necessity of having to remove the lid of the container so that waste material may be placed therein, with the result that lids frequently become battered and mishappen so that they fail to properly close the cans so that odors frequently emanate therefrom and insects of various kinds may get therein.

In the construction according to the present invention, a base member is provided for mounting on the ground or other supporting platform and a can supporting platform is mounted in spaced relation from the base so that the space in and about the base may be readily cleaned. A vertically disposed standard is placed adjacent the can supporting platform and may be adjusted to fit the height of any desired can mounted on the platform and a lid supporting member is shaped to be rigidly attached to a lid to fit the can on the platform and ears are provided on the can lid supporting member to be hingedly connected to the top of the standard and biasing means are provided for retaining the hinge in either open or closed position at will. Further, a treadle device is provided for operating the lid into open position so it is not necessary to set down the waste materials in order to open the can.

It is accordingly an object of my invention to provide an improved waste can holder.

It is a further object of the invention to provide a waste can holder in which the lid may be retained in either open or closed position at will.

It is a further object of the invention to provide improved means for opening the lid of a waste can.

Other objects and many of the attendant advantages of the present invention will be apparent from the following detailed description taken in conjunction with the accompanying drawing, in which:

Figure 1 is a perspective view of the can holder with the can positioned therein;

Figure 2 is an enlarged vertical elevation with parts broken away and in section of the can lid supporting hinge;

Figure 3 is a similar view showing the lid supported in open position;

Figure 4 is a vertical sectional elevation taken substantially on the plane indicated by the section line 4-4 of Figure 2 and showing the construction and mounting of the improved lid hinge;

Figure 5 is a top plan view of the lid supporting hinge;

Figure 6 is a vertical sectional elevation through the can holder showing the manner of operating the hinge; and

Figure 7 is a view of an anchor pin to be connected to the device.

In the exemplary embodiment according to the invention, a waste can such as a garbage can 10 is mounted in the can support comprising a base member 12, a can supporting platform 14, a standard 16 and a lid supporting hinge 18.

The base 12 comprises a collar member 20 and a plurality of radially disposed legs 22, herein indicated as three in number, although obviously any desired number of radial legs could be used. The legs 22 terminate in downturned portions 24 and a weight receiving pan 26 is secured to the downturned portions 24 so that sand, cement, or the like may be readily mounted therein to keep the can holder from being upset.

The can supporting platform 14 comprises a pair of angle members 28 and 30 arranged in cruciform formation and having a rim 32 placed thereon for receiving the bottom of a can 10. A collar 34 is mounted axially of the platform 14 and a suitable spacer member such as a pipe nipple 36 is secured in the collars 20 and 34 for mounting the platform 14 at a suitable distance from the base 12.

When the character of the ground permits, the base 12 may be omitted and a stake pin 38 may be connected to the collar 34 in place of the nipple 36 and driven into the ground to support the platform 14.

A portion of the angle bar 30 extends out to provide an extension 40 which extends beyond the upstanding rim 32 and is provided with an aperture 42 for a purpose presently to be described.

The standard 16 is mounted on the extension 40 of the angle member 30 and is constituted of an outer telescoping member 44 and an inner telescoping member 46, with the members 44 and 46 being substantially tubular to provide a central passage therethrough. A setscrew 48 is provided in the outer member 44 so that the members 44 and '46 may be locked together in any desired position.

The lid supporting member 18 comprises a strap like portion 50 adapted to be secured to a can lid 52 by any suitable means such as the screw fasteners 54. The strap member 50 is bent sharply outwardly to provide a horizontal extending ledge or shoulder 56 and a pair of downturned ears 58 and 60 are provided on opposite sides of the shoulder 56 and extend downwardly and outwardly therefrom. The ears 58 and 60 are provided with apertures 62 and 64, respectively, and the inner standard member 46 is provided with an aperture 66 and 68. A pintle pin 70 extends through the apertures 62, 64, 66 and 68 to hingedly connect the cars 58 and 60 with respect to the standard 46.

A flap member 72 is hingedly mounted on the shoulder 56 by a portion 74 extending therethrough and being secured by means of a suitable fastener such as a cotter pin 76. The flap 72 extends outwardly across the top of the, top standard portion 46 and a transverse bar 78 extends across the flap 72 and is provided with grooves 80 and 82 adjacent the opposite ends thereof. The pintle pin 70 is likewise provided with annular grooves 84 and 86 adjacent the opposite ends thereof and tension springs 88 and 90 are secured between the pintle pin 70 and the cross-bar 78 and resiliently urge the cross-bar 78 toward the pintle pin 70.

As hereinbefore stated, the flap 72 extends outwardly beyond the post portion 46 and is provided adjacent the outer end thereof with an aperture 92. A flexible tension 7 member such as a wire cable, chain, cord or the like, in-

dicated at 94, is secured through the aperture 92 and extends th'rough a slot 96 adjacent the top of the post member 46 and extends downwardly through the post 46 and 44 and through the aperture 42 in the extension 40. A treadle 98 is hingedly mounted on the weight receiving pan 26 and the tension member 94 is connected thereto by any suitable manner.

In the operation of the construction according to the invention, the base is anchored either by means of the pin 38 or by means of applying a weight in the pan 26 so that the device is substantially immovable. A desired waste can is mounted on the platform and the standard 16 adjusted by means of the telescoping members 44 and 46 to the proper height for the particular waste can. The lid to be utilized on the waste can is connected to the member 50 which in turn is hinged at the top of the standard 16 on the member 46. Springs 88 and 90 will constantly urge the flap into the shortest possible extension of the springs 88 and 90 and when the lid is in closed position, it will continually force the lid into closed position. However, when the lid is raised sutliciently to pass over center, the bar 78 will cause the flap 72 to move against the side of the member 46 as shown in Fig. 3 to resiliently hold the lid in upstanding position. When desired to deposit material in the can 10, the treadle 98 is depressed, causing the flap 72 to lift the lid so that the bar 78 will pass over center and hold the lid in vertical position. In this manner, both hands of the operator are free to deposit material in the can without the necessity of setting the container down or otherwise releasing the material before depositing it in the can.

When desired to close the lid, the lid is merely moved toward the closing position and as soon as the bar 78 has moved over center, the flap 72 will be urged into contact with the top of the member 46 so that the lid will be forced to closed position.

It will thus be seen that the present invention provides a can holder in which the can may be readily mounted or dismounted at will and in which the lid for the can may be operated without the hands of the operator and will be constantly maintained on the holder so that it will not be battered, lost or otherwise rendered unfit for use.

For purposes of exemplification, a particular embodiment of the invention has been shown and described according to the best present understanding thereof. However, it will be apparent to those skilled in the art that various changes and modifications may be resorted to either in the arrangement or construction of the parts thereof without departing from the true spirit and scope of the invention.

What is claimed as new is as follows:

A holder for a garbage can comprising a supporting structure for seating a garbage can, a standard rising from said structure and having a free upper portion and a horizontal flat top, a member attachable to a garbage can lid to support the same and having a pair of lateral ears thereon straddling and connected by a pivot to the upper portion of said standard for vertical swinging into lowered and raised positions to lower and raise a garbage can lid, an elongated flap surmounting and hinged to said member and seating flat on said top and against one side of the standard in the lowered and raised positions, respectively of said member to establish said positions, a cross-bar on said flap having ends extending outwardly beyond said flap and standard, and a pair of tension springs at opposite sides of said standard terminally connected to said bar and to said pivot and urging said bar and flap toward said standard to maintain said flap seated for yieldingly retaining said member in lowered and raised positions.

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